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About the conference

The 2011 European Endurance Conference, hosted by UKA, England Athletics, the British Milers’ Club and the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund, will take place on Saturday and Sunday the 8-9 October in London (Heathrow). The event starts at 10am on the Saturday and 9am on the Sunday - see the provisional timetable for more details.

This event, which forms part of European Athletics Coaching Summit Series, will build on the success of the UKA/England Athletics Coaching Masterclass Series and the 2010 European Sprints and Hurdles Conference. Conference Highlights include Canadian Middle Distance coach, Wynn Gmitroski as well as top US Endurance Coaches Terrence Mahon and Jack Daniels.

Wynn Gmitroski is the former coach to both Gary Reed (silver medallist in Osaka and 4th place finisher in Beijing), Angela Chalmers (1992 Olympic 3,000m bronze medallist) and Diane Cummins (sub 1.59 international athlete, national record holder and ten times national champion). Wynn’s knowledge of middle distance training theory and his specific approach to both therapy and training will be of huge interest to all coaches. Wynn is the Head Coach at the Canadian National Endurance Centre, a team coach at multiple Olympic Games and other Championships. Wynn is also a Physiotherapist. You can listen to Wynn's pre conference interview on uCoach today.

Jack Daniels is the author of one of the most highly respected and widely read books in athletics: Daniels’ Running Formula. Having worked with athletes across the whole spectrum up to Olympic level, Jack’s experience is almost unparalleled in the field of Endurance running. Runner’s World Magazine named him the ‘World’s best coach’. Jack has a doctorate in Exercise Physiology.

Terrence Mahon is one of the USA’s foremost endurance coaches, having worked with athletes such as Deena Kastor and Ryan Hall. Deena Kastor said of Terrence: “I owe the longevity of my career to him being so knowledgeable and for reinventing training and therapy to keep me healthy. One of Terrence's greatest strengths is his insatiability to learn, not just about coaching, but life. He is full of so much knowledge and keeps reading great books and visiting with other brilliant people to continue growing”